Amphibians and Reptiles of Rutherford County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2 2019-09-27
American Toad Bufo americanus 11 2025-08-13
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes 1 2018-04-14
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 2 2024-05-05
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 4 2018-08-05
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 2 2025-06-01
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 1 2017-07-19
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 9 2025-08-12
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 2 2018-04-27
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 1 2018-04-25
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 4 2023-06-03
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 2 2019-05-31
Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus 5 2025-08-10
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 35 2024-09-01
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 10 2021-04-04
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 103 2025-08-10
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 3 2019-06-22
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 1 2015-08-16
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 6 2023-06-03
Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon amplus 18 2019-11-04
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 8 2025-08-11
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 3 2024-09-19
Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander Plethodon chattahoochee 1 2015-08-20
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 7 2015-05-17
Green Salamander Aneides aeneus 3 2016-05-25
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 5 2019-04-17
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 11 2025-08-12
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 3 2022-10-13
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 1 2018-11-03
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 1 2015-08-16
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 2 2019-11-01
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 1 2025-08-11
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 6 2024-09-08
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 26 2024-09-19
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 1 2014-11-26
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 24 2025-09-01
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 29 2025-07-05
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 3 2024-10-16
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 1 1998-08-18
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 2 2022-05-17
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 11 2023-05-06
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 24 2025-04-19
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 8 2023-09-26
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 36 2025-09-01
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 18 2025-08-11
Racer Coluber constrictor 18 2025-08-12
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 28 2024-09-08
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 3 2022-08-14
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 39 2024-05-05
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 1 2024-02-22
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 70 2025-11-05
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 21 2025-07-05
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 2 2016-04-14
Loggerhead Musk Turtle Sternotherus minor 1 2015-08-28
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 15 2024-03-17
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 13 2024-08-11
Slider Trachemys scripta 11 2024-08-11
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 7 2022-05-22
Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera 5 2023-05-07
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 2 2023-05-07